The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-23

| ltM MN JMkSSTj Granumotner Red
w ~ -. ways voice which
IM M - spoke the words,
NM |SSsN.. and, rs she did 50,
scalding tears
triekled down her withered cheeks,
2ropping on her well-worn apron and
inning her glasses.
The- Lord is good, Marthy. We
mustn't go for to find fault with His
marcies, wife, feebly chided The quay
BRING voice of Grandfather Roadway.
..But to think of our bein' on the
town after raisin' twelve children an
They all alive an prosperous, there
was a touching element of pain in the
cracked voice.
''Yes, yes, that's so. mother" re-
piled the old man, ''but yet we can be
thankful that we hey our own home,
Il faint but one room an bedroom.
nstid Of going to the poor-house. I'm
<said. Marthy," he resumed after a
thoughtful pause, "that we didn't do
light by the childfesN let 'em hev their
wn way too much an they got
|roud an naughty an sNlish, but the
ord knows, mother, we didn't mean
do 'em wrong. an erred through
ur love for EN-" and two great hot
oars welled out from thesbleared eyes,
s.Ehats SO father. that's So replied
grandmother, spare the rod an Spite
le child. but never could bear to
fuse EN- any thing; fifty years these
Por old hands have worked hard for
EN- an theirs" and she stretched
n wrinkled and trembling hands.
- mas. 4 them an their children
Iough many an many sickness
now they leave Us to get our livin'
I'M the town."
Sarah wouldn't If she had the
ans said the old man, "but she,
th her six children an ailin, hus-
i'd. does more than she oTter now
.Mebbe she would mt Aaron mebbe
but there's no tellin'; moneys
adful hardenin, dreadful. Melia was
ID till she married rich man. an
la could mt do enough for mother,
she got goin' in s'ciety. :
If we only hadn't a let Harrison
I the farm, said the old man, his
&c pitched to a querulous key, "but
would have it so. !"
Well, it sartinly did look as If twas
the best father" replied the old
&, sadly. Fathers temper was cer-
ply not improved by continued mis-
Eunes, and he sometimes INDUCED
self in the man-like diversion Of
ming his wife for the mutual mis-
es of the past; he was in his sec
childhood now. and, it must be
fessed, was a fretful and unreason-
child at times. Harrison prom
TO take care ON us so faithful.
Yes, promised You always would
ave in promises, Marthy,' replied
old man, il. fretful quayer, but
- az, apd it can't be any
er. and forgetting his fault-finding
bor, which was happily more tram
than his SUMMER words, he again
the part OF comforter. ''Mebbe
Lord'll turn out the silver linin' t,
her, when we least expect it. "
do hope. said the old mother.
1t somebody'll send rs a little tur-
for Thanksgivin'. Pears like aft
peyin' turkey for so many many
8, that Thanksgivin' wont he nat
without it.
Mats the use o havin' turkey,
we-aalther ON US got any teethP'
ell, it nd smell good any how, "
ed the old lady. IAN Sarah
lren could pick the bones. We
4 relish the dressin' and the gravy
later, but ] don't s'pose we kin
ID to hey any cram bry sass. y and
BID lady's face frightened at the
Section of former feasts, when no
ut of perfection was lacking.
had been famous cook, and
hksgiving had always been spec
occasion. when all the children
cred around the home board; but
tiny dwelling would not afford
hing room even for a quarter Of
family, so rapidly had the chill
S children and grandchildren in
led.
Rrah. faint right. an ] can't hell
in ont night aud day" said hon
PIN Hammond, bringing his first
with Resembling whack upon
PIE.
~ rue, John! how you scarce
said Sarah the wife, with |
Ius start What isn't rightP"
Ehy, that father and mother SHE
n ON the town nftheir old age
shame, an itSust haunts me
1l.p
mot rigks. but what can W
IYou me given and don
\gcrk. but rs